<p>Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday hit out at the Delhi government for its sanction to prosecute former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar and nine others in connection with a sedition case, saying the Kejriwal dispensation is "no less ill-informed than the Centre" in its understanding of the sedition law.</p>.<p>The Delhi government has given a go-ahead to the city police to prosecute former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar and nine others in connection with a four-year-old sedition case, as the ruling AAP denied the persistent BJP charge of blocking the proceedings in the matter.</p>.<p>"Delhi Government is no less ill-informed than the central government in its understanding of sedition law," Chidambaram tweeted.</p>.<p>"I strongly disapprove of the sanction granted to prosecute Mr Kanhaiya Kumar and others for alleged offences under sections 124A and 120B of IPC," the former home minister said.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/delhi-arvind-kejriwal-govt-gives-sanction-to-prosecute-kanhaiya-kumar-in-sedition-case-809046.html"><strong>Also Read: Delhi Arvind Kejriwal govt gives sanction to prosecute Kanhaiya Kumar in sedition case</strong></a></p>.<p>The sanction was granted by the Delhi government on February 20, he said.</p>.<p>The Delhi Police had last year filed the charge sheet at a city court against Kanhaiya Kumar and others, saying he was leading a procession and supported seditious slogans at an event in February 2016.</p>.<p>It also charged former JNU students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya with allegedly shouting anti-India slogans during the event to commemorate the hanging of Parliament-attack mastermind Afzal Guru.</p>.<p>The prosecution sanction was granted nearly a year after a city court asked the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government to take a decision within a reasonable timeframe and noted that the delay was leading to violation of the due process of law. </p>
<p>Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday hit out at the Delhi government for its sanction to prosecute former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar and nine others in connection with a sedition case, saying the Kejriwal dispensation is "no less ill-informed than the Centre" in its understanding of the sedition law.</p>.<p>The Delhi government has given a go-ahead to the city police to prosecute former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar and nine others in connection with a four-year-old sedition case, as the ruling AAP denied the persistent BJP charge of blocking the proceedings in the matter.</p>.<p>"Delhi Government is no less ill-informed than the central government in its understanding of sedition law," Chidambaram tweeted.</p>.<p>"I strongly disapprove of the sanction granted to prosecute Mr Kanhaiya Kumar and others for alleged offences under sections 124A and 120B of IPC," the former home minister said.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/delhi-arvind-kejriwal-govt-gives-sanction-to-prosecute-kanhaiya-kumar-in-sedition-case-809046.html"><strong>Also Read: Delhi Arvind Kejriwal govt gives sanction to prosecute Kanhaiya Kumar in sedition case</strong></a></p>.<p>The sanction was granted by the Delhi government on February 20, he said.</p>.<p>The Delhi Police had last year filed the charge sheet at a city court against Kanhaiya Kumar and others, saying he was leading a procession and supported seditious slogans at an event in February 2016.</p>.<p>It also charged former JNU students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya with allegedly shouting anti-India slogans during the event to commemorate the hanging of Parliament-attack mastermind Afzal Guru.</p>.<p>The prosecution sanction was granted nearly a year after a city court asked the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government to take a decision within a reasonable timeframe and noted that the delay was leading to violation of the due process of law. </p>